What does reception mean?
Word: Reception
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Reception means the desk in a hotel or office where visitors are greeted; a formal party to welcome people; the way people react to something; how clearly a radio or phone signal is received.
Synonyms: welcome, front desk, party
Word origin: From Latin receptio, from recipere, to receive.
How do you spell reception?
Syllables: re - cep - tion
Tricky part: The s sound after re is written with a c, so resception and reseption are both slips.
Watch out for: resception, reseption
Memory tip: Reception and receive both begin rec, with a c for the s sound.
Reception in a sentence
Example 1: Please leave the parcel at reception and I will collect it later.
Example 2: The wedding reception was held in a garden full of fairy lights.
Example 3: Mobile phone reception is poor in the hills near our village.
Fun Fact
In schools in England, Reception is the name of the first class, for children aged four to five.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt one:
1. luggage 2. itinerery 3. reception 4. souvenir
a) the desk where visitors to a hotel are welcomed
b) something you keep to remember a place
c) a plan of a trip, with places and times
d) bags and cases you take on a trip
Show answer
c) a plan of a trip, with places and times. Itinerary ends in ary, like library and diary; the e there is the slip.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word reception as used in the sentence:
Our school's annual play got an enthusiastic reception from the parents.
a) costume
b) invitation
c) rehearsal
d) response
Show answer
d) response. A reception here is how people respond, so response is the match.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The new library got a warm nictepore from the students on its opening day.
a) reception
b) perception
c) deception
d) receptor
Show answer
a) reception. Deception begins with d, receptor lacks the i and the n, and perception needs a second p; only reception fits.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The hotel manager asked us to wait near the receiption while she found the keys to our rooms on the third floor.
a) manager
b) floor
c) found
d) receiption
Show answer
d) receiption. Unlike receipt, this word has no i after the e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. If your phone has poor reception, ____.
a) the screen is cracked
b) the battery is brand new
c) calls keep breaking up
d) the ringtone is very loud
Show answer
c) calls keep breaking up
2. Where would you most likely find a reception desk?
a) at the entrance of a hotel
b) beside a school science lab
c) behind a theatre stage
d) inside a railway signal box
Show answer
a) at the entrance of a hotel
